Harvester.



0. M. MoCORMIOK.

HARVESTEB.

APPLIGATION FILED JULY 16, 1908.

91 3,422. Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

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W/TNESSES M Me A TTOHNE YS G. M. MOOORMIGK.

HARVESTEB.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 16,1908.

Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

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U. M. MQCURMIGK.

HARVESTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16, 1908.

913,422. Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 28, -1 909.

Application and m 1e, mos. sum in. mesa.

vTi'ila'll whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES M. McConrnoK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of La Junta, in the county of "Otei'o and State of Colorado, have invented a new and lnaprovet'l Harvester, of which the following is a tall, clear, and exact description. This invention relates to harvesters, and

more particularly to machines for harvest mg crops such as sugar beets and the like, and constnutes an improvement upon the 7' iha-rvest-er shown in .my United States Patent No. 891.184, issued June '16, 1908.

Specifically, a the invention relates to a harvester having a plow for digging up the beetgroots from the ground, and for advancin the same to a conveyor, which in turn a vances them 'to a suitable receptacle or'the "like, the plow being provided with a latter :oo1nprising spaced sides ea ing drawings "forming a part "fender adapted to dis lace severed beet tops or the like from in out of the glow, the

0 having a runner ormed at the lower end thereof and carrying relatively ad'ustable, upwardlyand rearwardly incline ide blades 1e conveyor, the runners having at the forward ends, inwardly disposed and inclined toes. The plow is controlled by suitable means for raising 'or lowering it and controls the conveyer so that as t e plow is raised'or lowered the conveyor, too, is correspondingly raised or lowered.

An object of the invention is to provide a =l1arvester for sugar beats and the like, which is simple, and eiiicient in operation, in'which the plow can be operatively and inoperatively arranged in a plurality of ositions, and in which a fender is provi ed for laterally displacing severed beet tops or other foreign bodies from in front of the plow, as the latter travels along.

A further object of the invention is to provide a harvester of the class described, in which the plow has adjustable uide blades to permit its operation with laeets or other roots growing at different depths in the soil, and in winch the plow itself isadjustable to facilitate its operation under varying conditions.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set north in the claims. Refierenoe is to be had to the accomp'an of this speciaplanation of my cation,*in which simila'r characters of reference indicate corr ondi'ng parts in 'all the views, and in whi Figure 1 is aside elevation of an embodiment of my invention, showing the plow in raised or inoperative position; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the harvester, showing the plow in loweredropemtiverpogi' tion, partly embedded in the soil; Fig. '3 is a plan view of the harvester; and -Fi 4 is 'a transverse section on the line 44 of 'Fi 2.

Before proceeding to a more detai" exinvention, it should be clearly understood that while the same is particularly useful in conne'ction with harvesting of sugar beets it can also be advantageously employed for a similar purose in' athering roots or tubers =of difieredt minds, w iich are cultivated in a manner similar or analogous to the cultivation of sugar beets, and in which it is desired to harvest the roots or tubers by digging them up or removin them from the soil In which thgrow. n the accompanying drawings have shown for example, a wheeled frame which is adapted to travel over the ground and which carries the plow' by means of which the roots are harvested. ft W111 he understood that any other suitable vehicle or frame can be employed for this urpose, and that my invention does not resi e in the details of construction shown but that these ma be varied to suit individual preference an special conditions.

Referring more particularly to the 'd'raivings, I provide a harvester frame 10 which is supported upon wheels 11 and 12. The latter constitute steering wheels, and have an axle 13 pivotally support-in the forward art of the harvester frame. he frame 1'0 iias longitudinal side members 14 which are s aoed and between which is located the p ow 15. Upon each of the longitudinal members 14 near the rear Wheels 11 is l0- eated an 11 right 16, secured in place by means of be ts 17 or in any other convenient manner. At the up or end, each upright has a bearing 1.8. X U-shaped protective strap 19 is fastened upon the upper end of each upright. A shaft 20 is journaled in the bearins 18 and between the uprights is o'fi set to 0am a crank 21. Adjacent to one of the uprights the shaft '20 carries r'i dl t ereupon a toothed wheel 22 and a an wheel .23 by means of which the shaft can be manually turned in one-direction 'or the their upper ends with the extensio connecting bar 49 joins the upper end of other. A dog 24 is pivoted u on the upright adjacent to the toothed uiheel 22 and engages the latter whereby the shaft can be he d in any one of a plurality of positions. A lever 25 is pivotally mounted upon the upright carrying the do 24 and is connects with the latter by means of a link 26. The lever 25 has a pedal 27 which serves to permit the operator to depress the lever with llS foot, to displace the do from engagement with the toothed whee A spring 28 holds the lever in a normal position such that the dog is in engagement with the toothed wheel. I

The plow 15 has a bod 29 which is of inverted U-form and is su stantially circular being tapered slightly toward the forwar end of the harvester. The body has forwardly projecting extensions 30, which are inclined toward each other, and which are upwardly curved .to a slight extent. The extensions 30 are secured to a plow beam 31 by means of bolts or rivets 32. A bracket 33 is bolted or otherwise ri 'dly secured at the front of the harvester ameand carries a beam holder 34 which is pivotally secured to the bracket by means of a pin 35. The beam holder has s aced sides 36 provided with a plllurality o registering openings 37, and w 'ch are adapted to receive the forward end of the beam 31 therebetween, the latter havin an opening to receive a pivot in 38. T e same is adapted to be receive by any registering pair of the open in s 37, pivotally to secure the plow beam to t e beam holder. At each side of the body 29 is lplivoted an upwardly extending strap 39. e straps are joined by ayoke 40 to which is adjustably secured a connecti bracket 41 by means of a bolt 42, the brac et having a lurahty of open-- in which receive the b0 t. At the upper en the connecting bracket has sleeves 43 which receive the crank 21, whereby plow can be raisedor lowered by means of the hand wheel 28.

The plow bod is extended to downwardly dispose substantially'parallel sides 44, the lower ends of which are formed mto runners 45. The latter at the forward extremi'ties, have inclined inwardl disposed toes 46, adapted to loosen the so from the roots, as the plow travels the soil. In front of each of the sides 18 8.11 upright 47 spaced from the s de but nt 1 with the runner, the latter pro ecting orwardl for the purpose. The upri ts are extended to form arms 48 whlch m e upwsrdly and'forwardl'y and are l at correspon .side

each upri ht and the p V V I rovide guide blades 50 whic are of angu at cross section and ts from the rear to the front. The guide blades are mounted upon slotted brackets 51, which ad- 'ustably receive holdin bolts of the blades.

he brackets have b0 ts 52 which are received by slots 53 in the sides and serve adjustably .to mount each of the guide blades at one of the sides 44. The forward ends of the uide blades are outwardly curved and pointed. A fender 54 is mounted in front of the plow, being secured to the arms 48 by means of straps 55. The fender serves to displace latex-all any severed beet tops or other foreign bo ies which are in front of the plow.

At the rear of the harvester. frame .is a slatted receptacle 56 which receives the beets, and a conveyer 57 for removing the beets from the receptacle. The conveyer is operated in any suitable manner from the rear axle of .the harvester. The frame of the harvester, at the rear, has a transverse shaft, 58 upon which is swung a conveyor 59. The latter has its forward end secured to the bodyofthe plow by means of links 60, so that as the plow is raised or lowered the conveyer 59 is corres' ondingly raised or lowered. The guide lades 50 have their rear ends disposed over the conveyer. and thus direct the beetsdug up, to the conveyer. The latter advances the beets to the receptacle 56. i

As the low'can be raised or lowered to any desir extent, and as, further, the plow beam itself can be adjusted at its forward end, thedevice can be adapted for harrowin'g soils at different depths. Furthermore, the guide blades 50 can be adjusted, owing to the provision of the bolts and slots, for a like purpose. In traveling underneath the soil, the guide blades engage the beet roots at each side of the same and the roots are thus forced upwardly along the guide blades, owing to the forward movement of the 'same until they fall on to the conve' er 59. The inner edges of tbp ide bla es are rounded tov avoid injuring t e roots and the are, furthermore, relatively inclined at suc an angle that the roots can pass easily along between the same.

Having{ thus described my invention, I

claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent lot 1. In a harvester of the class described, a

plow comprising a body hav' s aced sides, and rearwardl andupwardly mc med guide blades'each a justabl mounted upon one of said sides, said guide lades tapering toward their forward ends and being of angular section, whereby each guide blade rests against one of said sides and extends out- 1iward:l[y from said side.

a haryesterof the class described, a

low comprisin a body havingdownwardly isposed spac sides terminating at the lower ends in forwardly pro'ectmg, runners,

runners having inward y disposed exeach adjustably mounted at t e inside of one of said sides.

4. In a harvester of the class described, a plow comprisin r a body having s ces sides provided with s ots, and rearwa and upwardly inclined guide blades o1: angular cross section and havin bolts adjustably received by said slots, sald guide blades tapering toward their forward ends.

5. In a harvester of the class described, a

plow comprising a body having downwardly disposed substantially parallel sides having at the lower ends forwardly pro'ecting runners, said runners having at t e forward ends inwardly disposed and u wardiy and rearwardly inclined toes, said body having forwardly rojecting extensions, and uprights rigid with said runners and having arms rigid with said extensions, and rearwardly and upwardly inclined guide blades, each adjustab y mounted at the inside of one of said sides.

6. In a harvester of the class described, a plow comprising a body having extensions, a beam secured to said extensions, means for pivotally mounting saidv beam to swing in a plurality of directions, said body having spaced sides provided at their lower ends with forwardly projecting runners, and means for connecting said runners and said extensions. 7

7. In a harvester of the class described, a

low comprising a body having downwardly disposed substantially parallel sides, and forwardly projecting extensions, a plow beam secured between said extensions, means for mounting said plow beam to swing in a plurality of directions, said sides having at their lower ends, forwardly projecting runners, uprights rigid with said runners and having arms rigid with said extensions.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribin witnesses.

IZHAS. M. MCCORMICK. Witnesses: BLANCHE Rnoxonn, L. MoConMIox. 

